הַ/כֹּהֵן֙

𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍

hakohen

the priest

active participle of כָּהַן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.

H3548

Numbers 31:21 · Word #3

Lexicon H3548

Lemmaכֹּהֵן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤄𐤍
Transliterationkôhên
Strong'sH3548
In-contextthe priest

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3548-05

the officiating priest

Rootכהן (k-h-n)
Core Meaningsto officiate, to serve in priestly function, to act as mediator in sacred rites
Semantic Rangepriest serving in cultic rites, minister at the altar, chief priestly official, by extension a principal officer or chief ruler in certain contexts
Conceptual SignificanceThe כֹּהֵן stands as the appointed mediator between YHWH and Israel, responsible for sacrificial rites, instruction in Torah, and maintaining ritual holiness. The role embodies ordered worship, covenant mediation, and sacred service within Israel’s communal and theological life.
Morphological NotesNoun common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). The form functions substantivally, historically related to an active participial sense (“one who officiates”).
Rendering RationaleThe noun כֹּהֵן derives from the verbal idea "to officiate" or "to serve in priestly capacity." Rendering it as "the officiating priest" preserves the active, functional sense of the root while reflecting the definite article ("the") and the masculine singular absolute form indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root כהן (to officiate, to serve in priestly function, to act as mediator in sacred rites)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3548-01 bakohanim among the officiating priests
H3548-02 bekhohanayv among his officiating-priests
H3548-03 bekhohaney among the officiating-priests of
H3550-01 hakehunah the priestly office
H3548-04 hakohanim the officiating priests
H3549-01 kahanaya the officiating priests
H3548-06 kakohen like the officiating-priest
H3550-02 kehunah priestly office
H3550-03 kehunatekhem your priestly office
H3549-02 khahana the officiating-priest
H3548-07 khohaney officiating priests of
H3548-08 khohaneynu our officiating priests
H3548-09 khohanim officiating priests
H3548-10 khohen officiating priest
H3548-11 kohanay my officiating-priests
H3548-12 kohanayv his officiating priests
H3548-13 kohaney officiating-priests of
H3548-14 kohaneyha her officiating priests
H3548-15 kohaneyhem their officiating priests
H3548-16 kohaneykha your officiating-priests
H3548-17 kohaneynu our officiating priests
H3548-18 kohanim officiating priests
H3548-19 kohen officiating priest
H3548-20 lakohanim to the officiating-priests
H3548-21 lakohen to the officiating priest
H3547-01 lekhahano to serve-as-priest for him
H3547-02 lekhahen to priestly-serve
H3548-22 lekhohaneyha to her officiating-priests
H3548-23 lekhohen to a serving-priest
H3550-04 likhehunat for the priestly-service-of
H3548-24 mehakohanim from the officiating priests
H3547-03 mikahen from serving as a priest
H3548-25 mikohen from a ministering-priest
H3548-26 ulekhohaneynu and for our officiating-priests
H3548-27 ulekhohen and to a priest-officiant
H3548-28 uvakohanim and among the officiating-priests
H3547-04 vayekhahen and he priested
H3548-29 vehakohanim and the officiating priests
H3548-30 vehakohen and the officiating priest
H3547-05 vekhihanu and they priested
H3547-06 vekhihen and he acted as priest
H3548-31 vekhohanayv and his officiating-priests
H3548-32 vekhohaneyha and her officiating-priests
H3548-33 vekhohaneyhem and their officiating priests
H3548-34 vekhohanim and the officiating priests
H3548-35 vekhohen and officiating-priest
H3548-36 velakohanim and to the officiating-priests
H3547-07 yekhahen he will serve as priest

Word Usage (750 occurrences of H3548)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 14:18 כֹהֵ֖ן khohen priest
Genesis 41:45 כֹּהֵ֥ן kohen priest
Genesis 41:50 כֹּהֵ֥ן kohen priest
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